Stade de France
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Stade de France is located in Saint-Denis [1][2], France [1][2]. The venue covers an area of 17 [3].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint-Denis[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Instance of: rugby union venue[5], Olympic stadium[6], national stadium[7], stadium[8]
- Architect: Michel Regembal[9], Michel Macary[10], Aymeric Zublena[11]
- Maintained by: GL Events[12]
- Owned by: French State[13]
- Operator: GL Events[14]
- Named after: France[15]
- Has use: association football venue[16], rugby union venue[17], music venue[18]
- Commons category: Stade de France[19]
- Occupant: France men's national association football team[20], France national rugby union team[21], Team Vitality[22]
- Inception: May 2, 1995[23]
- Sport: association football[24], rugby union[25], athletics[26]
- Surface played on: Desso GrassMaster[27]
- Significant event: 1998 FIFA World Cup[28], UEFA Euro 2016[29], 2003 World Championships in Athletics[30], 2024 Summer Olympics[31], 2000 UEFA Champions League Final[32], 2006 UEFA Champions League Final[33], 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup[34], 2023 Rugby World Cup[35], 2007 Rugby World Cup[36], 1999 Rugby World Cup[37], November 2015 Paris attacks[38], 2022 UEFA Champions League Final[39]
- Official website: http://www.stadefrance.com/[40], https://www.stadefrance.com/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stade de France[42]
- Has facility: Q120169931[43], athletics stadium[44]
- Maximum capacity: 96,000[45], 75,000[46], 81,338[47]
- Official name: Stade de France[48]
- Date of official opening: January 28, 1998[49]
- Native label: Stade de France[50]
- Different from: Stade Français Rugby[51]
- Length: 320 m[52]
- Area: 17 ha[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Stade de France include it[54], a metro station[55], in France[56].
Why It Matters
Stade de France has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for it include it[54], a metro station[55], in France[56].